Gospel Reflections for July 17 2016 Do you like Martha, or Mary? Today’s Gospel can start an argument. It describes two opposing ways of living our faith. Jesus is a guest in the home of two sisters who act in very contrary ways. Martha is busy with the chores of hospitality while Mary is sitting […]
[Special] Current World Events
Current World Events… What Kind of a World Do We Live In? These last few months have been especially filled with troubling news that has shocked us all. There have been several horrible Radical Islamist terrorist events, in Orlando, in Pakistan, and recently throughout Iraq. Many hundreds of people have lost their lives in the […]
Gospel Reflections for May 22 2016: Holy Trinity
Gospel Reflections for May 22 2016 Batter up! A baseball player makes the sign of the cross as he steps up to the plate …then the opposing pitcher does too …leading the umpire to look up to heaven and fervently pray, “Lord, please don’t take sides …just enjoy the game!” We affirm that God is […]
Gospel Reflections for May 1 2016: 6th Sunday of Easter
Gospel Reflections for May 1 2016 Conflict in Jerusalem! The early Catholic Church has a problem to resolve. For the first few years after Jesus, almost all Church members were local Jews. They recognized Jesus as the Son of God but were also still following the Jewish rituals. However, the message of Jesus became popular […]
Gospel Reflections for April 17 2016: 4th Sunday of Easter
Gospel Reflections for April 17 2016 We are not sheep! Jesus mentions sheep in today’s Gospel …but that image is all wrong for us. Everyone knew then that sheep were timid and easily frightened. They follow shepherds closely because they feel utterly helpless and unable to care for themselves or defend themselves against wolves. They […]